EP1757257A3 - Adaptable absorbent articles - Google Patents

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EP1757257A3
EP1757257A3 EP06076526A EP06076526A EP1757257A3 EP 1757257 A3 EP1757257 A3 EP 1757257A3 EP 06076526 A EP06076526 A EP 06076526A EP 06076526 A EP06076526 A EP 06076526A EP 1757257 A3 EP1757257 A3 EP 1757257A3
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longitudinally extending
absorbent articles
adaptable
adaptable absorbent
absorbent article
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EP1757257A2 (en
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Elena Fernandez-Kleinklein
Sophie Mangin
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Johnson and Johnson Consumer Inc
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McNeil PPC Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/863,529 external-priority patent/US20020177830A1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/45—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the shape
    • A61F13/47—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins
    • A61F13/4704—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins having preferential bending zones, e.g. fold lines or grooves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/45—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the shape
    • A61F13/47—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins
    • A61F13/474—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins adjustable

Abstract

A user adaptable absorbent article having a silhouette with a first end and a second end, wherein the second end being in opposite relation to the first end, and a first longitudinally extending edge opposed to a second longitudinally extending edge, the longitudinally extending edges connecting the first end and the second end; a layered portion having an absorbent core with an asymmetric shape and a backsheet; and means for folding a portion of the absorbent article located either from or between at least one of the longitudinally extending edges and at least one of the ends, wherein the fold avoids the absorbent core.
EP06076526.0A 2001-05-23 2002-05-22 Adaptable absorbent articles Revoked EP1757257B1 (en)

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US09/863,529 US20020177830A1 (en) 2001-05-23 2001-05-23 Adaptable absorbent articles
US09/962,425 US20020177832A1 (en) 2001-05-23 2001-09-25 Adaptable absorbent articles
EP02253583A EP1260205B2 (en) 2001-05-23 2002-05-22 Adaptable absorbent articles

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EP02253583A Division EP1260205B2 (en) 2001-05-23 2002-05-22 Adaptable absorbent articles

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EP1757257A2 EP1757257A2 (en) 2007-02-28
EP1757257A3 true EP1757257A3 (en) 2007-05-02
EP1757257B1 EP1757257B1 (en) 2013-11-06

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EP02253583A Expired - Lifetime EP1260205B2 (en) 2001-05-23 2002-05-22 Adaptable absorbent articles
EP06076526.0A Revoked EP1757257B1 (en) 2001-05-23 2002-05-22 Adaptable absorbent articles

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EP (2) EP1260205B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1234330C (en)
AR (1) AR034706A1 (en)
AT (1) ATE406148T1 (en)
AU (1) AU4068302A (en)
BR (1) BR0201914B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2386271C (en)
DE (1) DE60228520D1 (en)
ES (1) ES2311579T5 (en)
HK (1) HK1048935A1 (en)
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US20020177832A1 (en) 2002-11-28
HK1048935A1 (en) 2003-04-25
DE60228520D1 (en) 2008-10-09
CN1234330C (en) 2006-01-04
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ATE406148T1 (en) 2008-09-15
CN1386483A (en) 2002-12-25
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AU4068302A (en) 2002-11-28
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AR034706A1 (en) 2004-03-17
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